Following the success of
Jack and the Beanstalk and
Jellytoons Toddler Skills, Mindshapes today released
Hickory Dickory Dock, its latest interactive educational
app for iPad™, iPhone® and iPod® Touch, designed to
immerse children in the learning experience by simultaneously
entertaining and teaching. Based on the nursery rhyme that gives
the app its name,
Hickory Dickory Dock introduces children between ages
three and five to the fundamentals of telling time and teaches them
the numbers 1 through 12.

With the help of a charismatic little mouse,
Hickory Dickory Dock will stimulate young minds as they
explore the clock and play mini-games designed to develop specific
skills, providing children with both visual and audio cues to help
them learn more effectively. Mindshapes has created a rhyme for
each number and as each number rhyme plays, the child is encouraged
to locate and press the corresponding number on the clock to unlock
each mini game. For example, a set of scales requires the child to
add weights to release the cheese for the mouse.

Combining a loveable character, humorous sound effects and
highly detailed animations, the award-winning animation and
technical team at Mindshapes delivers a charming adventure that
will improve children’s cognitive development and give them
early exposure to the abstract concept of telling time.
Hickory Dickory Dock is also technically innovative: the
Mindshapes team has recreated realistic physical forces that mimic
gravity, collision, friction, weight and acceleration to produce a
compelling and fun way for children to learn.

“Learning to tell time is a challenging concept for some
young children,” explained Jinhee Ahn Kim, director of mobile
product development for Mindshapes. “We brought the
familiarity of a favorite nursery rhyme plus an adorable mouse to
help make learning to tell time for young children more
approachable and fun.”

Hickory Dickory Dock by Mindshapes is available on the
App Store for $2.99.

About Mindshapes

At Mindshapes, we believe that learning should be fun.
That’s why we’re making the next generation of fun apps
to transform the educational experience of children and adults
around the world. Mindshapes was founded in 2010 and has offices in
London and San Francisco. For more information, please visit
www.mindshapes.com

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